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DBU backs RiDERgy in its Green Start-up programme
The Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt (DBU) is funding RiDERgy with EUR 125,000 through its Green Start-up programme, running December 2025 to December 2027, to advance RiDERgy's AI-driven energy management software for commercial EV fleets.
RiDERgy selected for WECONOMY 2026/27
RiDERgy is one of ten startups chosen for the 20th WECONOMY programme by Wissensfabrik, UnternehmerTUM and Handelsblatt. A year of working sessions with C-levels of established German industry companies on sales, partnering and scaling starts now.
RiDERgy at the BRICS Cross Border Innovation Accelerator in Xiamen
Claudio Geyken took part in the Plug and Play China programme in Xiamen, the BRICS Cross Border Innovation Accelerator (21 to 30 May 2026), and came back with one conviction: anyone in energy or mobility needs to understand China.
RiDERgy pitches at the Charging Night in Munich
Claudio Geyken presented RiDERgy on the Startup Open Mic stage at the Charging Night, hosted by UnternehmerTUM Mobility: cloud and MCP based energy, charging and routing management for electric fleets.
RiDERgy joins the Smart Mobility Accelerator
RiDERgy has been selected to join the Smart Mobility Accelerator, backed by Drive TLV, mobilityXlab, STARTUP AUTOBAHN powered by Plug and Play, and EIT Urban Mobility.
RiDERgy Part of TotalEnergies On Accelerator
We're proud to have participated in the prestigious TotalEnergies On Batch #4 accelerator, where we'll be working with TotalEnergies to optimize their EV fleet and progress the energy transition in the EU.
2024 AI Campus Founders Cohort
AI Campus Founders is an acclerator programme funded by Dieter Schwarz of Schwarz Group. We're proud to be working with Campus Founders to further refine our optimisation algorithms and support Schwarz Group with their electrification.
Working with SQM Lithium to optimise EV fleets
Why a fully electrified fleet can still fail: Bytes'n'Batteries
Claudio Geyken joined hosts York Kolb and Simon Stadler on the Bytes 'n' Batteries podcast to explain why e-fleets stall once vehicles and chargers are in place. The real bottleneck is energy: how much power the grid allows and who charges when.
RiDERgy guest at the Tagesspiegel Background: why more charge points alone are not enough for EV fleets
In a guest commentary for Tagesspiegel Background, Claudio Geyken argues that corporate EV fleets only become grid-friendly with dynamic grid fees, faster grid connections and easier market access for flexibility. He draws on a food delivery fleet with 77 AC charge points across several depots.
From schoolyard chocolate deals to smart charging: a founder's story on Energiezone
Ilan Momber host of the Energiezone podcast talked to Claudio Geyken on his story, recorded at the dena Future Energy Lab in Berlin. They cover his path from the InnoEnergy CommUnity to building RiDERgy, smart charging and e-fleets.
Why Europe should open its doors to the world's top talent
As the US puts a high price on skilled-worker visas, Claudio argues Europe should attract talent from everywhere, crediting RiDERgy's Indian cofounder Aneesh Mohan for making the company possible.
RiDERgy takes the stage as a finalist at ICNC 2025
RiDERgy was a finalist in the Hubject eMobility Start-Up Award at icnc25 in Berlin, where Claudio Geyken pitched our EV fleet energy management software to the industry. Watch the award session.
RiDERgy joins BNP Paribas B!UP Explore at Station F
RiDERgy was selected for the 2025 batch of B!UP Explore, the early-stage startup programme of BNP Paribas's open innovation hub BivwAk!: six months of incubation at Station F, mentoring from BNP Paribas and Arval executives and a pathway to the B!UP Accelerate programme.
Companies buy EVs and forget the grid: Elektroauto-News podcast
Sebastian Henßler hosted Claudio Geyken on the Elektroauto-News podcast to talk about why companies invest in EVs but overlook the grid. Topics include combining dynamic power prices, mobility profiles, building loads and PV in one software, and preparing for bidirectional charging.
Beamline Accelerator invests in RiDERgy
Beamline Accelerator, which backs early-stage cleantech startups with funding, mentorship and strategic connections, has invested in RiDERgy and taken us into its acceleration programme in Estonia. In February 2026 Claudio Geyken pitched RiDERgy at Beamline's Demo Pitching session at sTARTUp Day in Tartu.
Software-defined energy is the next software-defined vehicle: Under the Hood
Stéphane Lagresle hosted Claudio Geyken on Under the Hood: Automotive Storytelling from The Storytelling Tribe to discuss AI-powered fleet energy management. His take: software-defined energy is the same revolution as software-defined vehicles, and the two worlds are coming together.
From fleet to grid: the smart charging playbook on the German Innovators podcast
Claudio Geyken is a guest on episode 18 of The German Innovators Podcast, Breaking Barriers, Building the Future. The episode is titled From Fleet to Grid: The Smart Charging Playbook.
RiDERgy announces chargecloud partnership at Power2Drive
At Power2Drive in Munich, RiDERgy joined the chargecloud booth to show how our AI-based energy management plans EV fleet charging automatically and cost-efficiently, as a chargecloud Marketplace partner.
RiDERgy pitches to the CEO of TotalEnergies
As part of the TotalEnergies On programme, Claudio pitched to the CEO and executive committee of TotalEnergies, a first for RiDERgy.
Peer-reviewed: RiDERgy co-authors a study on smart charging for commercial EV fleets
A new publication in the Journal of Energy Storage by André Corsetti, Rui Castro, Claudio Geyken and Aneesh Mohan: commercial EV fleet smart charging for cost reduction and renewables integration, a case study in Germany.
RiDERgy explores partnership with APCOA
As part of the prototype club competition at IAA TRANSPORTATION, RiDERgy spoke to the APCOA team about managing energy at their new Urban Hubs: 13,000 parking sites with up to 100,000 chargers planned, built for last-mile fleets.
2024 Rethink Cities Innovation Awards Finalist
Our Chief Data Scientist and Co-Founder, Aneesh Mohan, travelled to Sønderborg in Denmark to present our advanced energy management solution!
Certified Innovative Startup by prototype.club
RiDERgy is proud to be certified by prototype.club, recognizing our commitment to innovation, excellence, and reliability. This certification highlights our team's dedication to delivering our advanced energy management solutions!
Powering the last mile: RiDERgy and experts debate the future of courier and parcel fleets
RiDERgy takes the stage in front of Members of Parliament
After the German Energy Agency's mentoring programme, we pitched to Members of Parliament, investors, startups and corporates at the dena SET Hub event.
From Berlin to Wall Street: RiDERgy takes greentech to the NYSE
Claudio joined the EIT GreenScale 2023 roadshow to the USA, including a visit to the New York Stock Exchange: greentech startups are heavily welcome there.
RiDERgy Shortlisted in the Digital Revolution Awards
RiDERgy was shortlisted in the 'Outstanding Contribution to the Earth' category in the DACH region in 2023. The Digital Revolution Awards recognise startups key to a successful energy transition, so we are proud to be taking part!
RiDERgy Pitches at Greentech Festival Berlin
We presented our advanced energy management software as one of four pitching startups at the Berlin Greentech Festival, where a lot of innovative startups and established corporates discussed how to best tackle the energy transition.
RiDERgy pitches its smart charging vision to AUDI AG
Charging can become much better than the status quo. RiDERgy pitched its smart charging solution to AUDI AG at the Techstars Demo Day.
Claudio Geyken Strengthens the BdKEP Expert Team
We are bringing our expertise to BdKEP, an established organisation in the parcel and logistics industry! Looking forward to working together to accelerate the electrification of this industry by lowering EV fleet charging costs using our software.
Meet the founders making EV charging 20% cheaper
The Berlin Innovation Agency's Startup Stories series interviews founders Claudio Geyken and Aneesh Mohan on how RiDERgy helps EV owners steer optimum charging.
RiDERgy wins the EnBW and Enpulse award at IAA Transportation
A milestone for us: RiDERgy won the award from EnBW and its venture builder Enpulse at the Mobilitython during IAA Transportation 2022 in Hannover, run by prototype.club.
Baloise Mobility Accelerator: Interview with RiDERgy and Mobilyze
We speak to the Baloise team alongside Mobilyze about our product and the importance of smart mobility in the future, both for Baloise and other large corporates.
RiDERgy graduates from Luxembourg's Fit 4 Start accelerator
RiDERgy was one of 16 startups to graduate from the 12th Fit 4 Start programme, Luxembourg's startup accelerator run by Luxinnovation with the Ministry of the Economy.
RiDERgy working with Luxinnovation to test our product
Luxembourg serves as the perfect testing ground for our EMS. We are working with Luxinnovation and Fit4Start to incorporate our software into Luxembourg-based fleets.
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